Watercolor River Painting Demonstration

2017-04-11 14:00:02

by Maria Raczynska

1972

Holbein Watercolors Phthalo Blue Marine Blue Indigo Payne s Gray Burnt Umber Light Red Burnt Sienna Yellow Ochre Quinacridone Gold ARCHES Watercolor Paper Hot Pressed 9X12 BlockFor pencil sketch downloads real time videos my reference photos go to www patreon com mariamorjane Please check out my new website WWW MARIAMORJANE COM for any info on my art supplies links and etsy shop for prints and original paintings Thank you so much for your patience in awaiting for this video Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments your support is giving me a lot of motivation to keep uploading here COPYRIGHT NOTE My videos are copy protected they are fully owned by me and they are not allowed for any download Please NOTE IT S A COPYRIGHT VIOLATION TO CREATE YOUR OWN CHANNEL WITH MY VIDEOS _________________________________________________________________Another note It s ok to copy my art for your personal use as long as you are not trying to make money off of it Having said that my videos are for you to enjoy learn and paint along with me Also if you post your copied work on any social media please give me a credit stating it s a copy of an original painting by Maria Raczynska whew as much as I hate writing these things I know you guys understand besides You guys are the best for protecting my content as well Thank you so much for all your help I ve been getting a lot of similar questions so I have created a Q A Just keep scrolling down and you may find some answers about watercolor PAPERS pigments taping down etc All annotations on colors and brushes are in the video The white pigment I use is DESIGNER S PERMANENT WHITE GOUACHE which is an opaque version of watercolor I use it instead of my regular watercolor whites which are too transparent for my style of painting Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE www patreon com mariamorjanewww mariamorjane comwww facebook com mariamorjanemy instagram maria_morjane Most common questions I get and here are some answers What s the difference between cold pressed and hot pressed Cold pressed is on the rougher side and hot pressed is the smoothest For example with hot pressed the paint won t sink in as much and will dry faster vs cold pressed is the most traditional watercolor paper for artists the paint will sit for a while until it settles and you can do dry brushing It also dries longer because of all that They are both fun I just have been painting mostly on hot pressed because of my style Hot pressed is good when you can paint faster and when you use a lot of paint To determine which paper is best for you I think it s a good idea to try out all three kinds hot pressed cold pressed and the third kind rough watercolor paper this one is super bumpy How long does it take me to finish a painting Anytime between 40min 3hrs It all depends on what I am painting Do I use watercolor in pan or out of tube I mostly use watercolors out of tubes I think it helps me in painting with layers I feel like it s so much easier to create that vibrancy when I can use more paint What are the basic colors brushes papers I recommend for a beginner Go to www mariamorjane com my art supplies What is art masking fluid It s a fluid also known as liquid frisket that preserves white areas white areas of the paper where you want to stay white It s made of some sort of latex Once you place it on your watercolor paper on the area you want to stay white wait until it completely dries before starting to paint At the end once your paper is dry you can peel it off easily with your fingers or using an eraser Music Created by Prelude No 7 Prelude No 11 Prelude No 21 Almost in F Tranquility by Kevin MacLeod incompetech com Licensed under Creative Commons By Attribution 3 0 License